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MCN Roadtest: 2009 600's group test preview

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MCN Road Tester Adam Child is currently just outside Barcelona putting the latest crop of middleweight supersport bikes up against each other in an epic race track shoot-out.

It couldn't be simpler- All of the bikes are on controlled tyres and track settings to keep things fair, so the bike that puts in the quickest lap is honoured as the fastest 600 on track.

The Yamaha R6 may have won last year, but this time around it has some steep competition in the form of the new ABS Honda CBR600RR, revised Kawasaki ZX-6R and the latest incarnations of the Suzuki GSX-R600 and Triumph Daytona 675.

To read the full test and find out which 600 is crowned king of the track for 2009, pick up the February 4th issue of MCN.

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  • you are so obviously american! thick as pig shit! the world superbike series uses a R1 not moto gp! the M1 is a specially made machine for moto gp that you can not buy! the only thing it has in common with the R1 is the big bang engine (i won't even try to explain how that works, you won't understand) everything from the rear wheel to the front wheel is totally different! if you want a bike that is almost a moto gp bike on the road there is 1 option the desmosedici ducati!

  • @derekgharris hahahahahahahaha by making these comments you have shown everyone what a retarded twat you really are! like i said do your homework moron! you should stay away from bikes if you have little or no knowledge of what you are looking at! just because rossi helped develop the big bang R1 doesn't mean it is anything like the M1! and as for your comment saying the dominant bike in the moto gp is the R1, well what do you expect people to say when you make comments like that?

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  • Gixxer is so comfortable, best sounding inline-4 engine yet, looks good in real life showroom not in photos over Google. I know i craved the r6 when i starting looking at 600s. Then i sat on all 4 jap bikes and came to the conclusion:

    IMO, Yamaha and Kawasaki are both similar in a way that it is built for the track, MOST uncomfortable, and in real life it actually looks uglier. R6 has the worst sound, followed by ZX6r. I was torn between CBR and GSXR but Suzuki is much more exciting and fun!!!!

  • @lornDog91: also I won't come at you in anger because you respectfully stated your opinion and I can respect that. But when some idiot that doesn't know what he's talkin about calls you a moron and you provide him proof in writing that he's an idiot(and now video proof)and he just ignores it and doubles down on the insults,I find it hard not to reply back in kind! Sorry I'm only human........

  • @lornDog91: dude I know!!! If you look at my prior comments I've said over and over that they aren't the exact same thing! But track vehicles are representative of manufacturers flagship production models. For example, in NASCAR for toyota it's the camry. For chevy its the impala. Any idiot knows that the production model and the race car are nothing alike except for the body and the motor. But like I said before it's another form of promoting and marketing their product.

  • @derekgharris no offence, but even the R1 in WSBK has only one component the same as the stock R1 road bike. so it doesnt really matter because every bike that is proffesionally raced with is changed so much its not really the same bike. i ride a SV650 on the street :) because i dont need a big engine to feel big. track bikes and street bikes are not the same. :D have a nice day, and dont comment to me with lots of anger because i literally cant be bothered, just expressing my view :D

  • @MrWeasel1984: d me a moron. Don't believe me? Look for it on YouTube, it's on here. Can't wait to hear your response! But I bet you'll have nothing to say because if after that you still can't admit who is the real moron is, then there is really nothing that can be done to teach you anything because you're obviously one of those idiots who sees things as you want them and not how they REALLY are!

  • @MrWeasel1984: hey GENIUS it's me as you so eloquently put it "moron". I was just wondering if you had seen the newest Yamaha commercial airing on tv right now? It shows various Yamaha machines and their championship accomplishments of those machines and when they and I quote the YAMAHA commercial on this,"to number one in MotoGP",did you notice what they showed at the exact moment that quote was said? IT WAS A FUCKING R1!!! Pretty much backs up what I said 6 months ago when your dumb ass calle

  • @freedomsoldier187 I just bought the 2009 R6 and I don't know if its just because its my bike, but no other bike is better looking. Initially I thought the GSXR was better looking, but now it just looks ugly to me.

  • the police in Macau, China are using the 08 Yamaha R6 I guess? all in white its so bad ass :$

  • poeple worry about these factors why? when less that 5% of bike owners don't even go on the track. they are all good bikes. its about your personal style.

    ride safe guys, gear up

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